Man beheads wife to appease deity
Singrauli: In a suspected case of human sacrifice, a 50-year-old man allegedly beheaded his wife to please a deity and buried the body in his house in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli district, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday in Basauda village, located about 25 km from the district headquarters.
The accused was arrested on Thursday after his two sons alerted the police, district Additional Superintendent of Police Pradeep Shende said. (PTI)
AP govt bans online games
Amaravati(AP): The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday decided to ban online games like rummy and poker that were pushing the youth on a wrong path.
Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy took the decision to ban online gambling, Information Minister Perni Venkataramaiah (Nani) said. Briefing reporters at the end of the cabinet meet, the Minister said online gambling has become a vice that was damaging the youth by ‘misleading’ them. (PTI)
Pune civic bus service to restart
Pune: The civic bus service in Pune has resumed after five months, albeit with 25 per cent of the fleet, a senior official said on Thursday.
The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) has started its services, which were shut down in March after the outbreak of coronavirus, he said. Those above 65 years or below 10 years would not be allowed to board the bus. (PTI)